The study on the measure cracks of soil in the pit no 1 of Qin terracotta

摘要

In March 1974,the first fragments of the over 2200-year -old terracotta army of the first emperor Qin Shihuang of China,were discovered at the digging of a well near the small village of Lintong.The army was probably set up to protect the nearby grave of the Emperor.The archaeologist prognosis is that there are over 8000 terraeotta soldiers at present approximately 1000 figures have been excavated,restored and displayed in situ.Since 1979 the pits of terracotta army have been open for the general public.